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SCHUMANN
Piano Works, Volume 2 Michael Endres (piano) [ Arte Nova / CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] As Michael Endres' Album für die Jugend enters the reference version charts at number one, I eagerly await his next Schumann encounter. |
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SCHUBERT
Wandererfantasie D760 / Fantasie in C D605 / etc Michael Endres (piano) [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] Michael Endres is one of the "secret stars" in the piano world. Experts and lovers of music know and regard him as an exceptional pianist who regularly presents valuable interpretations of music characterized by his careful attention to detail and... |
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Michael Grigoni & Pan American
New World, Lonely Ride (LP) [ Kranky / LP - released 9/May/2025 ] Michael Grigoni and Pan•American present their first collaboration. The album's title, New World, Lonely Ride, gestures toward its meditative orientation. The duo offers a series of reflections on the zeitgeist of our present moment, the spirit of... |
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J.S. BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Books One and Two) Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle / 4 CD - released 20/Dec/2024 ] Michael Houstoun has been among the most acclaimed and respected pianists for over 50 years. After working abroad for some years, he returned to New Zealand in 1981 to build an impressive career from his Manawatū home with a large repertoire that... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 18/Aug/2017 ] Following the monumental set of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, Michael Houstoun and Rattle proudly release a superb account of the Diabelli Variations, thirty-three variations on a waltz by Anton Duabelli composed by Ludwig van Beethoven... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas (14 CDs plus Book) Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle / 14 CD Box Set - released 15/Oct/2014 ] NZ LISTENER BEST CLASSICAL Recordings 2014 |
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DOUGLAS LILBURN / KENNETH YOUNG / MIKE NOCK / GAO PING / etc
Inland: New Zealand composers Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle Records / 2 CD - released 13/Dec/2007 ] NZ MUSIC AWARDS: CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2008 - This 2 disc, solo piano album by New Zealand's favourite classical musician both stretches and soothes. Inland realizes Michael Houstoun's long-held goal to record the music of composers he has... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Last Five Piano Sonatas (28-32) Includes 'Hammerklavier' Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Trust / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2001 ] The most difficult of piano sonatas played by our Michael |
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BEETHOVEN
The Middle Period Sonatas includes 'Waldstein' 'Moonlight' 'Appassionata' and 'Pastoral' Sonatas Michael Houstoun, piano [ Trust / 3 CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] The middle period piano sonatas of Beethoven played by Michael Houstoun. Unavailable for a long time but available now! |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Works (Incls Sonata in B minor) Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Trust / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] Renowned New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun performs a solo piano recital of works by Franz Liszt. These recordings were featured in the New Zealand Television documentary Icon in b minor, which first aired in 1996. The romantic performer-composer... |
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SATIE / RAVEL / DEBUSSY / FAURE / POULENC
Michael Houstoun - Trois Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 27/Oct/2017 ] Michael Houstoun's second release on Rattle in 2017, following the exceptional tour de force of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, is a selection of personal favourites from the repertoire of French piano music. Trois is an album of absolutely... |
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JENNY MCLEOD
McLeod: 24 Tone Clocks Michael Houstoun (piano), Diedre Irons (piano) [ Rattle Records / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2016 ] Featuring two of New Zealand's finest pianists, Jenny McLeod's 24 Tone Clocks is the definitive recording of an extraordinary series of compositions. A lifetime in the making, 24 Tone Clocks is a summation of Jenny's decades-long immersion into Peter... |
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Michael Jackson
Bad [ Sony / CD - released 5/Jun/2015 ] The first four Michael Jackson albums have been replaced with new audio masters taken from the updated MFiT versions. These are the definitive versions of these incredible albums issued exactly as the artist originally intended them to be heard. |
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Michael Jackson
Bad (Gatefold LP) [ Sony / LP - released 13/May/2016 ] BAD is Michael Jackson's third studio album released through Epic Records. It was released on August 31, 1987, nearly five years after THRILLER. BAD has sold 45 million copies worldwide, was certified 9 times platinum in the United States alone, and... |
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Michael Jackson
Dangerous (LP) [ Sony / 2 LP - released 1/Apr/2010 ] With Dangerous released in November 1991, Michael Jackson's career really sustained its high. The album entered the Billboard 200 album chart at number 1 and sold over 32 million copies worldwide in the space of 17 years. The RIAA certified Dangerous... |
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Michael Jackson
The Essential Michael Jackson [ Epic Records / 2 CD - released 19/Jul/2005 ] Everything's here, from J5 Motown classics to Jackson's disco favorites and all of his solo smashes, including "Billie Jean", "Thriller", "Bad", "The Way You Make Me Feel", and "Smooth Criminal". |
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Michael Jackson
Number Ones [ Epic Records / CD - released 11/Apr/2002 ] A retrospective of Jackson's national and international No.1 hits and including exclusive bonus tracks. An undeniably thrilling and arresting collection |
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Michael Jackson
Off The Wall [ Sony / CD - released 5/Jun/2015 ] The importance of Michael Jackson's Off The Wall cannot be overstated. Recorded when he was just 20 years old, the album heralded Michael's stunning emancipation as a singular musical force and creative visionary. It smashed the ceiling on record... |
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Michael Jackson
Off The Wall (LP) [ Sony / LP - released 13/May/2016 ] The importance of Michael Jackson's Off The Wall cannot be overstated. Recorded when he was just 20 years old, the album heralded Michael's stunning emancipation as a singular musical force and creative visionary. It smashed the ceiling on record... |
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Michael Jackson
Thriller (25th Anniversary Edition) [ Epic / CD - released 27/Feb/2009 ] Off the Wall was a massive success, spawning four Top Ten hits (two of them number ones), but nothing could have prepared Michael Jackson for Thriller. Nobody could have prepared anybody for the success of Thriller, since the magnitude of its success... |